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LMANINING., S. C., WEDNESDAYI OCTOBER 1 A BLOODY BATTLE Between White Strikers and Cc% ored Coal Miners. LABOR TROUBLE'S CLIMAX. Railroad Fireman's Presence of Mind Saved Many Lives. A Superintendent's Desper ate Fight. Complete Story. The long expected clash between the union miners and imported negroes at Virden, Ill., took place last Wednes day. Wednesday afternoon a Chicago and Alton special train, bearing 200 Negro miners from the south. arrived at the stockade around the Chicago Alton Coal company's mines. and im mediately the firing began. At 12:40 the special train passed the station and signal shots were fired from the south end of the train announcing its arrival. THE BATTLE ON. D. H. Kiley, a Chicago and Alton detective. stood guard at a switch at the south end of the station platform to see that it was not tampered with. Immediately shots were fired from the moving train and outside and the bat tle was on. A few moments after the train had passed the switch where Kiley was stationed. and while he was talking with two citizens, he threw up his arms and dropped dead with a bul let through his brain. He was the first man killed. The train continued to the stockade, the miners firing into it all along the route and the negro pas sengers returning the fire. The moment the train reached the stockade the mi ners opened a desperate fire with Win chesters, revolvers and firearms of all descriptions. The negroes on the train answered with a steady fire. The min ers and the train were inveloped in a cloud of smoke and the shooting sound ed like a continuous volley. Engineer Tigar received a bullet in the arm and dropped from his seat. His fireman seized the throttle, pulled it open and with a jerk the train was under speed carrying a load of wound ed negro passengers to Springfield. How many were wounded is not known. The train stopped at the stockade but two minutes. Its departure did not cause the firing to cease. The tower of the stockade was filled with sharp shooters armed with Winchesters and they kept up a steady fire into the erowd of union miners. Eye witnesses say the miners were killed after the train had departed. It is not known how many men are stationed behind the walls of the stockade, but an esti mate places them between 25 and 40. It is claimed that six within the stock ade were wounded, but those inside re fused to hold any communication with the outside and nothing authentic can be learned. Word was, however, sent from the stockade to physicians in town that their services were needed. The following is a list of the dead and wounded: DEAD. Wednesday's shooting has resulted in 14 deaths so far as follows: Ed. Welsh, Springfield. Frank Bilyeu, Springfield. Albert Smith, Mt. Olive. Joe Kitterly, Mt. Olive. Ernest Keutner, Mt. Olive. A. H. Breneman, Girard. Ernest Kettler, miner, Mount Olive. Ellis Smith, miner, Mount Olive. William Blue, miner, Springfield. Ernest Kemler, miner, Mount Olive. Ed. Green, miner, Mount Olive, died in hospital at Springfield Wednesday. Ernest Long, miner, Mount Olive, died in hospital at Springfield Thurs day. William Harmon, miner, of Girard, did at Springfield Thursday night. Eli H. Kelly, a detective, Chicago. W. A. Carroll, guard on train, died in hospital at Springfield Thursday. Thomas Preston, guard, Chicago, killed at stockade Thursday night. The number of injured will not much exceed Thursday night's estimate of 20. Of these a few are in a critical condi tion. THlE WorNDED. Ansk Ankel, Mt. Olive. Gustav Wevsiep, Mt. Olive. 'Ed. Upton, Springfield. Thomas Upton, Springfield. Thomas Jennings, Springfield. Joe Haines, Girard, shot in the leg. Joe Runk, Girard, shot in the arm. George Runk, Girard, shot in the stomach. William Herman, Girard, shot in the hand. Joe Baston, Mt. Olive, shot in the stomach. Joe Sprim, Mt. Olive, shot in arm. Bart Tigar, engineer C. & A., shot in arm. J. F. Eyster, superintendent Climax Trading company, shot and beaten. The list of the dead and wounded in side the stockade follows: THE DEAD. A. W. Morgan, Chicago. THlE WOUNDED). H. Gritgezell, shot in shoulder. 0. J. Snyder, shot in thie face and legs. James Syckles, Chicago, shot in leg. Frank Wilder, Chicago. shot in arm. Thomas McEntee, Chicago, shot in leg. J. W. Moonan, St. Louis. slightly injurcd. P. J. Hannan, slightly injured. n jured. There are about :35 strong men sta tioned inside the stockyard tonight. each keeping watch through a loophole. Manager Lukens remained at his desk in the office all night issuing orders .to his men. A ('ALL FOR TROOPS. Last Wednesday night a telegram was received by the war department at Washington from Gov. Tinner of Illi nois. requesting that the Fifth Illinois, now on furlough. be placed at his dis posal to quell the rietous demonstra tions at Virden, Ill. The sitnation at Virden is represented as critical, and Gov. Tanner is embarrassed because of the fact that all the Illinois State troops practically. are in the service of the United States. He is unable to order to the scene of the miners' trou bles an y of the Illinois troops. in the ser vice of the government without the authority of the secretary of war. The dificulty at te Vh-.en mine originated on April 1. 1S8, -lhen the IS Of the Fourth district of Illinois ---Z it a strike instituted by the )t' line wo kers. Trouble followed a: onIe at Pana. bu the Virden miners rew::inel que thorou' hi the rummrlier. The ;rikers had iskel fur 40 cents a t:.n azid were offe-r vents. Actual disturbimeesat Virden began September 2.. zhen the Chieago-Virden company. the prinipal m ine owner at that point. imported 100 negroes frem Birmingham, Ala. When the train arrived with them on board. it was met by a large body of armed union miners, who threatened to shoot the first negro that stepped from the ears. The negroes were finally prevailed upon to return to the south and the mines were not operated. President T. C. Loueks of the Chi cago-Virden company then proceeded to make preparation to get other min ers. On October 9 Sheriff Davenport notified Governor Tanner that there would certainly be trouble and that State troops were needed to preserve the peace. Governor Tanner advised the mine officials against importing miners -that lie was opposed to the system that while there was no law to keep them out of Illinois lie did not feel it to be his duty as governor to use the arm of the State to give protection to mine owners in operating their mines with this class of employes. Superintendent Lukens. according to Governor Tanner, replied that the mines would be run at all hazar's: that the company would employ ica i . as they saw fit; that they would import this labor and operate the mines with it. even if they had to do at the point of the bayonet and the muzzle of the Winchester. No troops were sent. The next day Mr. Loucks notified the governor that his mines would be oper ated. and demanded the protection of the State. The matter had been brought before the State board of ar bitration and that board decided in fa vor of the miners, but held that an in justice had been done the Chicago-V ir den company. From this point the trouble has been a dispute between Governor Tanner and the mine operators, carried on by telegraph and other communications. The governor steadily refused to call out the State troops, and charged the operators with importing ex-convicts and an undesirable class of workmen. The operators declared that the men they deired to bring to their mines had been chosen for their ability and their capacity to become good citizens. They also said they were willing to take back the strikers at the scale of 2S cents a ton, but that they could not open their mincs at the exhorbitant de mand of 40 cents. The mines, it is claimed, are all operated in accordance with the State law. Sheriff Davenport has been in sym pathy with the governor, and says he does not want to enforce laws that will bring labor into the State, and offered to resign rather than undertake the task. One hundred Springfield miners rein forced the Virden strikers on October 10, armed and determined to prevent the negroes from going to work. Armed men have since been practically in pos session of the town. Manager Lukens of the Chicago-Virden company swore out a write of injunction against 34 of the leading strikers, These men had run out of town four ex-policemen, who had bc. : hired by the operators. The strikers had not displayed violence against others until they began to sus pect that more negroes were to be brought in. EYSTER IN TROiZBLE. The supply and provisi on store of the Chicago-Virden Coal company is known as theo Climax Trading company, with Supt. J. F. Eyster in charge. At 2 oclock after the firing at the stockade had subsided an attack without a par allel in the history of the trouble was made on Eyster in his store on Main street, one block from the depot, which will probably cost him his life. He was sitting in his store when his tele phone rang and he was instructed from the stockade to secure physicians and hurry them to the place. lEyster jump ed into his delivery wagon and secur ing two doctors rushed with them to the mines. He returned to his store clim bed out of his wagon and was just en tering his door when the cry was rais ed that Manager Fred Lukens of the miners was with him. With a rush a throng of infuriated miners pressed to ward the store. Eyster ran behind a counter with a revolver in each hand. The miners pressed hard after, and as Eyster sprang up stairs he and the min ers began shooting simultaneously. He ran to the top of his building and jumped behind a chimney while the miners ran into the street and opened fire on him again. Chips flew from the brick chimney and Eyster ran from cover across tihe roof of another store, firing into the street below as he ran. From there lhe crossed to the roof of the bank of Virden where he reloaded his revolvers. PLt'CKY. Blood was flowing from a wound in his side, but with dogged determination against terrible odds lie continued his fght. Jumping to the roof of the Rae & Gish drug store lie halted behind a projection from the roof of the build ing he had just left, and emptied both of six-champered revolvers. Then springing from cover, Eyster dashed ahead amid a rain of bnllets, to the roof of the Steed building, the upper story of which is known as Miners' hall. He ~either fell or jumped through the skylight and landed in the arims of a crowd of miners who seized him and carried him down stairs to the street. Other hands seized the almost uncon sious man and he was dragged into the middle of the street. CROWD DRiVEN BACK. Local policemen drove back the crowd and carried Eyster to the city square. across the street. Eyster was motionless and supposedly dead. The police left him lying and attempted to disprse the crowd. In a few mninutes Ester wa seen to raise his hand and wipe the blood from his face. Two men sprang at him and with the fero ity of tigers began jumping on his bdy~ and striking him on the head with stones. With a yell the angry rowd charged into the square to kill Eyster. Pti'E .!T 1 THE RtErl'E. The police char::ed ini a ad r and fought their way to the centre of the~ mob, where they took a stand over the~ prostrate man. A carrier was pro duced and Eyster was take to th< nu-les hotel Tie had Leen shol through the groiu and is terribly bat tered about the head. The physicians state that he has barely a chance of re covery. The dead miners were removed from the vicinity of the stockade to hotels and livery stables. and the wound ed miners were taken ou litters to the station house and taken to Springfield tonight. HoT SHOT FROM GOV. TANNFR. Springfield: Ills.. Oct. 12.-Governor Tanner this evening, regarding the Virden riot, said: -3r. T. C. Louck. president. and Mr. Lutken. superintendent of the Vir den Coal company. at 12.30 today mado good their threats to land a trainload of imported la.>orers from the south and attempted to put them to work in the mines at the point vi the bayonet and the muzzle of the Winchester (such laborers being drawn 1argely if not en tirely, from the criminal class. ex-con viets. who learned their trade while doing terms in the penitentiary of Ala bama), after having been fully advised and having full knowledge that the landing of such imported laborers would precipitate a riot. I had wired then thatif they brought these imported la borers they did so at their own peril. and under the circumstances, would be morally responsible and criminally liable for anything that might happen. "The killed and wounded arc largely idle miners who were on the outside. The others were the hired guards who were brought along by the coal com pany. st. if not all of them, were ii,:: -esidents of Illinois. There is no means ,learning their names or where abouts. for the reason that they de clined o give them out. knowing, per haps. .hat they are criminally liable for m-Lrder. as they had no permission from - ny officer ia Illinois authorizing or deputi:ing them to act as deputy marshals or deputy sheriffs. "These avaricious -nine owners have so far forgotten their duty to society as to bring this blot upon the fair name of our State, they have had fair warning from me, by wire and telephone. that the importation of labor which brings to our State an undesirable class of cit izens had to stop, and I say now to such, and all others, that this is a thing of the past. that it shall not be tolerat ed in Illinois while I am governor. These men, the president and officers of the company, precipitated this riot by 1% bringing in of this -imported la br-are guilty of murder, and should be, and I believe will be-indicted by the grand jury and tried and convicted for this heinous offense." WILL NOT LET NEGROES LAND. A telegram was received Friday from Virden, saying that in all probability Operator Lukens of the Chicago-Virden Coal company would attempt to land at Pana the imported Negroes who, after a bloody riot, were shut out at Virden. A conference was immediately held by telephone between Capt. Harris. com manding the militia here, and Adj. Gen. Reece and Governor Tanner, of Springfield. The conference resulted in the governor ordering Capt. Harris to immediately put on a guard at each of the coal mines and at the approaches of each railroad into Pana, and under no circumstances to permit any import ed Negroes to land in Pana. Capt. Harris. after a conference with the miners' president, Craven, ordered the miners to get their guns and be in read iness to assist him in preventing the Negroes from landing. The miners readily complied with his request. Steps will be taken by the Alton to secure legal redress for the alleged law less seizure of the road by the governor. The officials of the Alton make no at tempt to conceal their anger, and cast the blame upon the governor for inter fering with a common carrier which hat authority to act as such under the State laws. The colored miners taken from the train here Wednesday are still herd ed at the city hall and fed by public charity. Proceedings arc expected in the United States court by mine opera tors to restrain Gov. Tanner and the militia from interfering with colored men who want to work. While over 2.000 miners at Spring field were lined up in the street near the Church of the Immaculate Concep tion ready to follow the remains of their deceased companion. Edward Wel sh,. who was killed in the riot at. Virden Wednesday, to the cemetery. the 106 imported Negroes from Alabama were quietly smuggled out of the city and sent to St. Louis. A subscription was taken up among the business men this afternoon and the money hurriedly raised to get the Negroes out of town. Col. Tillman Released. The war department has ordered Liut, Col. Tillmnan released from ar rest. Capt. Fuller received a telegram to that effect Friday morning and Col. Tillman received one from Senator Tilman conveying the same informa tion. Secretary Alger has instructed Capt. Fuller to investigate the whole matter and report to the war depart ment. and it will then be decided whether there is any necessity for a courtmartial. This latest phase of the situation is taken to mean that There will be no courtmartial. At any rate all negotiations looking to a compromise are off since Secretary Alger has taken a hand in the affair. Lieut. Col. Till man is naturally delighted at the out come, but he declines to say anything further just yet. His friends in camp are rejoicd also and believe that the colonel has been or-will be fully vindi ated.-Columibia Record. They are Good Democrats. In 1896 Irwin county, Georgia. gave the Democratic ticket a majority of 654 votes. East weck Irwin county- gave the Decmocratic ticket a majority of 2560. This is the county in which the colony city of Fitzgerald is situated. The colonists caime from the northwest and the north. How they voted before they caine south does not make any tifference: thle returns show how they~ Iare voin now. Thie south wants more colonists just like thenm: thousands of them. Where He Belongs. MIr. W. I). Bynum. recently managem of the gold faction of the Decmocertie party. has tftken the stumip f'or the Re publican party in Iowa. >1 r. IByn declares that the attitude of the D~emi ratic party in respect to sileer han driven hum into the Repulican party. It will not be foriottei.n, enithin. that MIr. Bvnum did not ebangec his po tical afifiation until his salary a manager of the "gold Democracy~ hat SENATE AND HOUSE. Ninety-Six Bran New Members in the Two Houses. EIGHTY IN THE LOWER. Re-elections Seem to Have Been Few and Far Between. Postoffice Addresses Also Given. Below is given the complete list of the members of the general assembly that will begin its sessions in .January next. It was prepared for the State by Mr. N. 0. Pyles and gives the postoffice addresses of the members. As will be seen from an examination of the list there will be % bran new men in the two louseFs. The following shows the composition of the two houses: SENATE. New members elected............. 16 Members holding over..... ......19 Members reelected............ 5 Final election not yet held.. ......1 Total.... ................41 HOUSE. New members elected.... .... ... 80 Members reelected............ 44 Total. . .... ...... .......124 1ERSONNEL OY THE SENATE. The following is the personnel of the senate: Abbevilie-W. N. Graydon, Abbe Ville. Aiken-D. . Henderson, Aiken (hold over.) AnderscO-J. M. Sullivan, Ander Son. Bamberg --S. G. Mayfield, Denmark, (hold over). Barnwell-Robert Aldrich, Barn well, (hold over.) Beaufort-Thomas Talbird, Beaufort (hold over). Berkeley-E. J. Dennis, Sr. McBeth (reelected). Charleston-Jos. W. Barnwell Char leston. Cherokee-R. C. Sarratt, Gaffney. Chester---J. Lyles Glenn, Chester. Chesterfield-W. S. Blakeney, Plains. Clarendon-Louis Appelt, Manning. Colleton-W. B. Gruber, Walter boro. Darlington-George W. Brown, Dar lington. Dorchester-T. 0. McAlhaney, St. George's (hold-over). Edgefield-John C. Sheppard. Edge field. Fairfield-G. W. Ragsdale, Winns boro, (hold over.) Florence-William Ilderton, Flor ence. Georgetown-LeG rand G. Walker, Georgetown, (hold over.) Greenville-A. 11. Dean, Greenville, (hold over). Greenwood-C. A. C. Waller, Green wood, (hold-over). Hampton-W. H. Mauldin, Hamp ton. reelected. Horry-R. B. Scarborough, Conway, (hold over). Kershaw-J. T. Hay, Camden, re elected. Lancaster-W. C. llough, Lancas ter. Laurens-C. B. Wallace, Young's, hoLR.FE Carnes, Bishopville. Lexington-P. J. Griffith, Lewiedale (hold over). Marl'oor'-Knox Livingston, Ben nettsville. Marion-W. A. Brown, Marion (hold over). Newberry-George S. Mower, New Iberry (hold-over). Oconee-J. C. Alexander. Seneca, (hold-over). Orangeburg-L. S. Connor, Orange burg, (hold over). Pickens-W. T. Bowen, Pickens. R ich land-J. Q. Marshall, Colum bia. Saluda-J. B. Suddath, Merchant, (hold over). Spartanburg-E. L. Archer, Spartan burg, (hold over). Sumter--Richard L. Manning, Wedgefield. Union-J. T. Douglass, Union, (re elected). Williamsburg-A. H. Williams, ILake City. (reelected). York-W\. B. Love, McConnelsville, I(hold over). THlE IIO'SE. Abbeville-Frank B. Gary, Abbe ville, (reelected), M. P. DeBruhl, Ab beil.(reelected). W. P. Mann, An Aiken-R. H1. Timmerman. Timmer man's. (reelected). John M. Bell, Ai Iken. M. B. Woodward, Aiken. Anderson-George E. Prince. An derso'n; Ri. B. A. R inson, Annie, (re elecd). Joshua \\. Ashley, Honea Path. (reelected). J. L. Jackson, Iva, IJ. B. Leverett, Moscow. Bamberg-J. J. Black. Denmark, HI. H. Crum, Denmnark, (reelected.) Biarnwell-J. 0. Patterson, Barn well. W. D. Black. Ellenton. E. Li SandersI liners. Beaufort-J. C. Bailey, Pritchard ville. (reelected, C. J. Coleock, Ridge land, (reelected), W. H. Lockwood, Beaufort, J1. G. Verdier, Beaufort. Berkeley-S. .J. McCoy, Bowyers. Ha'wkins K. .Jenkins, Pinopolis, T. S. B~rowning. Jedburg, W. K. Cross, Charleston-P. II. Giadsden, Charles tou. (reelected), T1. W. Bacot. Charles ton ,. elected), J. C. Mehrtens. Char Ilestn, (reelected). Huger Sinkler, C harleston, f reelected). R1. M. Lofton, (Charles.ton,. (reelected),.-W. HI. Thomas. Charleston. (reelected), E. M. Sea brook. Eisto Island. (reelected,) .Jas. Cosgrove. Charleston. Julian Mitchell. .Jr., C harleston, (reelected). (Cherokee-C. W. Whisonant. Wil kinsville treelected .TJ. \. 1L. McCraw Gattier Chester - J. HI. Marion. Chester, .J. W\ilbur Means. Chester, Peter T. hol *Cetrfrield-W. T. Stevenson. (Che raw.~ Dr. T. Threatt. IPlains. Clarendon -lleury B. Richardson. Fult;n, I. M. Woods. Sardiniia, G eo. Coll'ton- J. W. Miley. Walterboro. 1. M.l \arn Wa lterioro, .J. WV. IHill. IDarlingtn W. F. Darlingzton. lDar SJohn Floyd.I alngton. lmrchestr-lan S. Woinberi. Edgefield-W. A. Strom. Self, Na than G. Evans, Edgefield. J. L. Smith. Trenton. Fairfield-John G. 3lobley. Winns boro, Edward B. Ragsdale, Winns boro, W. J. Johnson, Ridgeway, (re elected). Florence-Gustave Hoffmeyer. Flor ence, J. W. Ragsdale. Timmonsville, W. B. Gause, Lynch's. Georgetown-M. W. Pyatt, George town, (reelected), John Bolts, George town. Greenville-W. L. Mauldin, Green ville, George W. Richardson, Green ville, Joseph A. McCullough, Grceer ville, J. 0. Wingo, Campobello, (re elected), A. Blythe, Greenville; (re elected). Greenwood-R. H. Henderson, Coro naca. 1). H1. Magill, Greenwood, (re elected). Hampton-W. J. Thomas, Hampton, B. H. Theus, Luray. Horry-Jeremiah Smith. Conway. H. H. Woodward. Conway. Kershaw-C. L. Winkler, Camden, (reelected), John Of. Richards, Jr., Liberty Hill. Lancaster-T. Y. Williams, Lancas ter, (reelected), J. N. Estridge, White Bluff. Laurens-John H1. Wharton, Water loo, Lewis W. Simpkins, Laurens. G. P. Smith, Brewerton. Lee-D. E. Keels. Lynchburg. Lexington--D. F. Efird, Lexington, (reelected), W. H. Sharpe, Lexington. Marion-T. F. Stackhouse, Dillon, W. J. M1ontgomery, Marion, S. W. Davis. Eulonia. Marlboro'-Frank Manning, Coving ton, Thomas I. Rogers, Bennettsville, (reelected), John F. 3MeLaurin, 3MIColl. reelected). Newberry-Cole L. Blease. New berry, C. T. Wyche, Prosperity. (re elected), H. H. Evans. Newberry. Oconee-Ebenezer E. Ve-ner, Rich land, (reelected), S. P. DkAy, Wal halla. Orangeburg-B. I. Moss; Orange burg, L. K. Starkie. Springfield, (re elected), A. F. H. Dukes, Branchville, (reelected), George W. Fairey, Fort Motte, (reelected). J. Bernard Mc Lauchlin, St. 31atthews. Pickens-C. E. Robinson. Pickens, Laban Mlauldin. Easley. Richland-Charles W. Suber. Colum bia, James R. Hopkins, Hopkins. Francis H. Weston, Columbia. H. Cow per Patton, Columbia, (reelected). Spartanburg-C. P. Sanders, Spar tanburg, R. J. Gantt, Spartanburg, A. H. Dean, Duncan's, F. C. West, West Springs (reelected), D. E. Hydrick, Spartanburg. (reelected). Saluda-B. L. Caughman, Mt. Will ing, (reelected), D. B. Peurifoy, Hay irnsville. Sumter-E. D. Smith, Lynchburg. (reelected), W. A. Nettles, Ramsey. (reelected), J. Harvey Wilson, Mayes ville, (reelected), D. M. Young, Sum ter. Union-J. A. Sawyer. Union. A. Cole Lyles, Carlisle. Williamsburg-Charles W. Wolf. Kingstree, S. Wayne Gamble. Gour dins. John S. Graham, Rhems, (re elected). York-S. H. Epps, Fort Mills, (re elected), H. E. Johnson. Bethel, (re elected). Thomas F. IcDow, Yorkville, T. P. MeDill, Hickory Grove. Wants the Fight Renewed W. H. Harvey, general manager of the ways and means committee, No. 1004 University building, Chicago, is in receipt of the followitrg letter from Col. Win. J. Bryan, dated Jacksonville, Fla.: My Dear Sir: I enclose a pledge for monthly contributions to the cause of bimnetallism until October, 1900, to gether with the instalment for this month. I m->st cordially endorse the plan adopted '>y the committee and am confident that it will result in the col lection of a large fund for the circula tion of bimetalltic literatudre. Since your fight is in the interest of the 'plain peo ple',.to use Lincoln's phrase-or the 'commnon people,' to borrow a Bible tern, we must appeal to them for the means of carrying on the contest. The financiers can contribate large sums to support the gold standard be cause the monopoly of money gives them great pecuniary profit. Surely, you can appeal with confidence to the millions who suffer from a rising dollar and falling prices. Having brought freedom to Cuba, the American people can renew the strug gle for the financial independence of the United States. Yours truly. William J. Bryan. Can't Sell a Graveyard. Some time ago Col. J. G. Gibbes found a tract of land between Ander son and Oconee counties upon which the taxes had not been paid for years. It was known as the MIaverick buri~al ground and several Van Wyck's are buried there. The mother of 3Mayor Yan Wyck. of New York. who was a MIaverick. is buried there. The plot is no longer used as a b-irial ground, and Col. Gibbes proceeded. to advertise the land fcr sale. Protests were made against this, and the matter having been referred to the attorney general. Judge Townsend decided today that the State had no right to sell the land be cause it was a burial ground and such property is not taxable.-Columbia Record. A Sad Story. The Riser boys. of Newberry ecunty, who were convicted of a series of rob beries about Pomaria, were brouight to Columbia Wednesday and placed in the penitentiary, where they will serve nyve y-ears unless sooner pardoned. Both are young men, one hardly being more than eighteen years old, and both bore good reputations in the community be fore their conviction. They were well dressed, and no one seeing them alight from the train would have imagined that they were en route to the peniten tiary. After their conviction an ap peal was taken to the Supreme court on somie ground. but it was withdrawn last week and the young men came down to serve out their ternms.-Colum bia Record. An Old Citizen. 3Mrs Catherine Watts of Sellersville. Pa. gave a birthday party to celebrate her 1(ith anniversary. She was in the best of spirits and danced with fo'ur generations. The old lady~ gets around lively with her housework, reads with out glasses, and walks several miles to church on Sundays. 11cr baby is 70 yer ld. HANNA IS SCARED. He Regards the Outlook Doubtful and Wants More Money. BLEEDING THE OFFICIALS. The Next House in Doubt With Chances Favoring the Demo crats Controlling It. The Washington correspondent of the Atlanta Constitution says the Republi cans have a real case of scare on and the campaign managers in Washington are moving heaven and earth to stop the tide which they feel has set against them. From Mark Hanna down they are crying for money. and they are rais ing the cry because they are genuinely afraid they are going to lose tho next congress. Their own polls show the outlook to be dccidedly dubious. They have had a lot of money to spend, but they are crying aloud for more. seeing that the only hope left them is whole sale corruption of the ballot, such as carried the election of 1819( for them. Emissaries are here from the differ ent close States touching the Republi can office holders for a rake-off on their salaries. It is the old method against which such civil service purists as Mc Kinley and Roosevelt have long railed, but we hear nothing from these gentle men now. R. L. Holland of Ohio has sent his cards to all Ohio Republicans in the departments telling of his pres ence at the hotel Cochran and suggest ing the desirability of a visit irom the recipients at their earliest convenience. Tom Platt has had a man over here from New York on a similar mission, but his identity is not quite so certain, for he has eluded the vigilance of the newspapers, while the Ohio emissary had the bad luck to get some of his letters in print. These are but two, however. They are here from all the close States bleed ing the employes for all they can. But this is the petty side of the bleeding business. Mark Hanna is himself in charge of the wholesale- and more im portant end, and the indications that come from New York are that he has been highiy successful. Hanna does things wholesale. He believes in the use of money and a lot of it. He has been more eloquent in his insistence that it must be had this year than ever before-if that is possi ble. He does not attempt to conceal his belief in the imminence of defeat and according to his code of ethics there is but one possible way to avert it. The story which conies from all sides of apathy in Republican ranks has seared Hanna, because he knows better than anybody else the dangers which such a state of affairs indicate. lie knows better than anybody else how great a proportion of the enormous vote counted for McKinley was secured by open purchase, and he sees that un less some similar effort is made this year there can be but one end of it all. Eliminate from the sum total count ed for MIcKinley all those votes which were secured through open purchase and by coercion under the stress of that remarkable campaign, and there is no -nargin left. Hanna knows this and has not hesitated to say it to the cami paign committee here and to the nmen eyed men in New York whose legs he has been pulling. I am told that to both of these elements he has made disclosures that have opened even their eyes. Unless there can be a repetition of the success in purchase and coercion that prevailed in 1S96 the Republican chances are small indeed. Hanna has said this in just about so many words. lHe has not stopped at the saying, how ever, but with characteristic vigor has gone to work. ie is ":ryin~g the fat"' of the manufacturers and the money changers of the east as he did two yeai, ago. and already the wheels of the Republican machinery give evi dence of being smoothly greased. But can they win even with the ex penditure of a vast amount of money? The present indications are against them. The Washington Post publishes a poll of the country made through its correspondents at the different State capitals. It is evident that this poll was made with the idea of getting a statement as favorable to the Republi cans as possible and an analysis of the correspondence shows this; but even at that the outlook from a Democratic standpoint, as revealed in these reports is most encouraging. The Post sums up the situation as revealed by its cor respondents in this way: "The reports show conclusively that the Democratic expectations of numer ous gains in almost every section of the country are founded on fact. There is scarcely a State in the union which will return as many Republican con gressmen as now occupy seats. In New England. of course, the Republicans have a clear field: but even in that sec tion they are likely to lose one district in 3assachusetts. In the middle A t lantie Staites the losses will be heavier. New York will not aai return 2S Re publicani con::ressmien, while in Penn sylvania, which now seats 26; Republi cans and 2Democrats. the latter will aain several districts. owing to Repub lican divisions and other causes. lRe publicans will probably lose two or more districts in New Jersey, but gain one in Delaware. In the south the Democrats will very largely scnre their old representatives, this being notably the case in Kentucky. while the D emo crats will recover two and1 possibly four districts in Virginia. They are also credited with one district in 31aryiand. which now sends a solid Republican dlegation. A strenuous fight is also beinir marde in the Texas district which is now represented by a Republican. and it is possible that the Hepublican seat in Aliabamna will be lost. In the middle States. however. thec outlIook for the liepubilicans is better, with a probability that they will gain distriets in Ohio and 31iehigan. Indi ana. however, presents a vyry doubtful field, with the D~emocrats certain to make decidled gains, while in liinois the present delegation of 17 itepubi cans is liable to be redneed to 1:. South Da kota will send two I epu' cains insteadI of tw8 Populi-ts ai changes in Kansas, Nebraskai and souri will favor the lepulin 1,.l" In talifornia the Republeanssee. certain to lose at least oe eat Tepeent house has~ 0' epb .,~ns1 'I>)ioaats, : 1a lonult andl silv er H epuiAcans. '[he opposition to the IRepublican miiaijoritv foots u,. it will be Seen. 150. leavinig a clear Re publican majority over all of . The Post s estimate., comipiled from the figures of its correspoedents. z:ve, the Republicans 166 certain. the Dem ocrats 120 certain: the Populists 1- ' tain. the silver Republicans 4 and puits 43 districts in the doubtful list. This is as liberal from the Republi enn standpoint as could possibly be figured out. It is certainly true that the fairest and best estimates that can be made will put in the Democratic column a majority of the districts which are figured out as doubtful. Running down the list: In New Eng land there will be little. if any, change. The Republicans hold every district but one in that section, and the chances favor their holding their own. although competant judges state that two of the districts in Connecticut are doubtful and there is a chance to gain one in Massachusetts. The Post figures indicar six doubtful in New York. These are taken from the lUepublican column. the Democrats being given in this estimate only the five districts they now hold. Of course much will depend in New York upon the governorship race, which is going to be a hard fought and exciting contest. I have lost none of my faith in Van Wyck winning. If he does it is almost cer tain that the Democrats will carry not only these six doubtful district., but several others which are now put in the Republican columu. The Democrats are almost certain to carry only the six districts of Penn sylvania put in the doubtful column. making a gain iu all of at least nine. This may in the end be even larger. In New Jersey the Democrats will certainly carry the two districts which the Post gives them with a good chance for two more. In Delaware the new registration law makes everything high ly uncertain. There is but one con gressman to be elected. The present congressman is a Democrat and the chances of his reelection are about even. In Virginia the Democrats will re gain two if not all four of the -districts now held by the Republicans; and the two districts of Texos put in the doubt ful column can be counted upon as surely Democratic. The Republicans have three mem bers from California inlthe present house. The chances are they will have none in the next, although the Post figures give them two. The opposition will be divided between the Democrats and the Populists. with the Democrats predominating. The only States which seems to give indication of Republican gains are Kansas. Wyoming, South Dakota and Nebraska. In Kansas there is a possi bility of one or more of the fusion con gressmen getting away; in South Da kota the indications are regarded fa vorable to the Republicans and are so put down in the Post's table; in Wyom ing there is but one seat involved. and in Nebraska things are in a somewhat chaotic state with chances that the del - egation will take one more from ti-e doubtful column and plaee it with the Republicans. One district in Wisconsin is put in the doubtful column and one in West Virginia, but in these Republican nes are best. in Maryland the D)emorats will gain one district and probably also that which is now regard ed doubtful. D~emocrat advises warrant the belief that almost all of ths districts which arc put in the Post's doubtful column 43 in all-will, when the votes are counted. be found .in the Democratic column. I have said nothing of three States, saving them to the last, because, in my opinion, they will prove of the greatest importance in determining the control of the house. These arc Ohio. Indiana and Illinois. The Post thinks the Republicans are sure to hold their own in Ohio with the possibility of the six districts now held by Deniocrats. The Democrats of Ohio feel certain of holding their own and to make some gains. How well grounded these expectations are we have no means of knowing here in Washington, It is certain that ..the Republicans of the President's own State are scared. Gros venor, who was scheduled for speeches in New York. has called his engage ments off that he may get into the fight in Ohio. where he is needed. and the money appeals'nmade the Ohions here are based on the possibility of Republi can losses. in Indiana tile Democrats feel confi dent of their ability of gainingr at least three seats. Two of these arc in the doubtful column of the Post's table. In Illinois Democratic chances are excellent. The Republicans have 17 districts in the present house. the oppo sition five. The Post concedes seven to the Democrats. putting one in the doubtful column. Democratic advices indicate the probability of considerably larger ga ins. It is rirht here that the decision con cerning e'ontrol of the house may be made. If the Demiocrats do succeed in making the gains in Illinois. with the collatersal gains in Indiana and Ohio that are scheduled. there will be no hope for the Republicans. As in the canipairn of >1; it is th~e Republican plan of campaign to con centrate all of their enegy. and particu larly their money. in these States. It was in these that the vast Republican camipaign fund was respoinsible for the wonderfully hieavy vote poled. or at least. counte'd; anid unless thiere is a re Ipetition ot the suicceSS in that line then a ttain'ed theC Republicanis have no0 chanice Ha nnas knows this better than any.body. and it is oni this line that he is working. He has been replenishiing his barrei throughi the aid of the fav o classes in whose interests the Repu'blian pairty is run. and~ in a few day he wil-pl the bung out. Ordered to Charleston. The peope of' ( 'harleston.. C.. ire to have an opportnity to ee someo the~ warishis. hir at the i' Rce of N~rb ring ! war The a r h at Cardene. in wh.e ioe askle ios, the Mo n tgomerly. whilh to. k i'art in the ih~' bm rment of theC Snantiag'O orts, nmi tihe Princetou. IN A BAD WAY. What Pcpulism Has Done for North Carolina. FROM BAD TO WORSE. South Carolina Is Indebted to Ben Tillman for Being Spared the Fate of Her Sis ter. How great is South Carolina's obliga tion to Tillman's statesmanship can best be understood by some study of politi cal conditions in North Carolina, where the agrarian movement for relief. which swept the country in 1890 and 1892, was not kept within the Democratic lines. This unwisdom has been to North Carolina "the direful spring of woes unnumbered." The condition of the Tarheel state is now almost as bad as prevailed in all the Southern states in reconstruction times. The North Carolina Populists were not strong enough to carry the state, neither were the Republicans. Un der such circumstances fusion was natural. By fusion the Populists and Republicans overthrew the Democratic government. The decay of the Populist party elsewhere, and especially its fail ure to make itself an important factor in national politics, inevitably led to its disintegration in North Carolina, from which disintegration the Republi can party was the chief gainer. Things have gone from bad to worse in North Carolina, until now miscegenation is openly advocated by Negro orators and Negro papers are sneering at the virtue of white women. A correspondent of the Atlanta Constitution, who has been carefully studying conditions in North Carolina, thus reports his conclusions: "The white race and the black race in North Carolina are engaged today in a momentous struggle for supremacy. Although it has been conducted in peace, without loss of life or even the letting of blood, it is as much a war for conquest as we ever fought and won or lost by armed hosts. The black race, united, solid, aggressive is marching as one man against the divided whites with the avowed purpose of over throwing what slight vestige of their power remains and setting up for them selves a sovereign Negro state. "Then they will repeal the laws against intermarriage between the races and mixed schools, and all other laws which in any manner, shape or form provide for separate accommodations for white and black. This may be denied for political effect, but there is abun dant evidence to sustain the assertion and the evidence is furnished by the colored people. Their aim is to co lonize and Negroize North Carolina and to so firmly establish themselves in possession that the black race will flock here from other southern states. "This is the solution of the race juestion which the Negroes are attempt ing for themselves. It is uo secret that colored leaders, ambitious for their race. have matured in their minds a plan by which they hope to obtain absolute control of the legislative ma chinery and then to rapidly carry out a scheme of colonization by which this will become a thoroughly Negro sov ereign state, with that population in the mnajority and furnishing all officials in the public service, from the United States senators and governor down through judges, legislators and solici tors; to the last constable and janitor. "If their plan succeeds. North Car olina is to be the refuge of their people in America. Their 1brethren from all the southern states will be invited to come here, cast their lot among their fellows and together to work out their destiny in whatsoever degree of pros perity and advancement they may be able to achieve for themselves. ~If North Carolina goes Republi can again this year, we intent to move over there. The Negro has more rights there than anywhere else.' This was the substance of the talk in both South Carolina and Virginia. The blacks are very much dissatisfied with the political conditions in the former states and are anxious to get away. "If the whites fail to regain super macy on November 8th thousands of them will move away. They say that they cannot endure the conditions which now exist and they know that if they lose in the coming eleetion their last hope will be gone. The rich can move away by sacrificing their property, but the poor white men with families to support will find it a hard matter to leave their homes, go into a new community and make their way. "Hence it is that the poorer whites, the operatives in the mills, the farmers, the workingmen everywhere, are arous ed and desperate. They are fighting for their homes in a double sense. They realize that it is to their pecuni ary interest to drive back this advan ing wave of black supremacy before it engulfs them in everlasting raix. "And theie is the other danger, greatest of all, the menace ato the wo manhood of the state, the constant and growing peril of each man's wife and daughter. That is the thought which is seated in the mind and on the heart of every man who loves his family. I know it to be a fact that the operatives in the cotton milis and the tobacco factories and the various shops and man ufacturing c ncerns all through the state give' motre attentiin to this phase ofth 1.1bject than to anv other. Thanks to Tilhuan. there is politi cal pices and quietude in this state. The Pouls mneet in this state --did abornng"andTillman's per si-tent tirht secur -1 a constitutional cnventioni which unmkes Negro nomi na''on in South Carolina an imnpossi. blity until the Negroes acquire edu cation and property.--Columbia lRe Still Running. The symp1athiet of the country at lag oout to Gov~ernor McLaurin of M' -'isippi Since the breaking u of the fev er in> i tte hV has hardly knw whe, ' ,~re he -was at". and during~ muvch of the tie his ?fellow citizen a1 net known A~ t last advices he 'am where~ he' had taken refuge. an wsin the woods someiwhere in Smith cunty. miles away from either tele phone or telegraph. The state healt h association tried for three days to fn him. according to a Jacksoni special, a thn ga up the juest.